After Gao Jie ambushed General Luck Dehun in the river valley, he did not withdraw his troops, but marched north.
This time it was Luckard's turn to feel weak.
It is said that he has two yellow flag elites under his command and tens of thousands of green soldiers to assist him, so he shouldn't be so timid.
But Luck Dehun felt that Gao Jie must have a back-up plan if he dared to lead his army northward so unscrupulously.
It is unclear whether the Ming army was divided into two groups, and there was another group of soldiers and horses commanded by another person, who echoed Gao Jie from a distance and formed the horns of each other.
Fan Wencheng didn't say much about Luck Dehun's judgment.
In his view, it was unlikely that the Ming army would divide its forces.
Because the other prefectures and counties in Northern Zhili did not report being harassed by the Ming army.
If the Ming army really divided its forces, how could it be possible to cross the city without being moved.
But it's always right to be careful, especially since this judgment was made by Lord Baylor.
A slave cannot question his master.
This is a principle that must be followed.
But Fan Wencheng can give Luck Dehun advice.
His advice is to delay.
As long as Duduo leads the army back to the court, Gao Jie will withdraw.
During this period, it was enough for Luck Dehun to retreat to Zhending Mansion and defend the city with his back.
Luck Dehun was dismayed to hear this suggestion.
It was not easy for him to obtain the power to command the army this time, largely because Dorgon had no one available.
Azig and Duduo are both leading the army outside, and Dorgon doesn't dare to use Hauge, so he can't go into battle on his own.
There was no choice but to activate Luck Dehun Dorgon.
But Luck Dehun also knew very well that if he could not perform well in this military commanding campaign and leave a deep impression on Dorgon, his military power would have to be taken back by Dorgon sooner or later.
After all, Azig and Duduo are brothers from the same mother as Dorgon.
The so-called brothers fight against the tiger and fight with father and son.
Dorgon had no reason to trust an outsider more than his own brother.
Therefore, Luck Dehun must use this opportunity to express himself as much as possible.
Passive defense will certainly not make a big mistake, but it also means that there will be no outstanding points.
But he didn't have the courage to let Luck Dehun take the initiative to lead an army to attack Gao Jie's Ming army at this time.
Fortunately, Gao Jie seemed to have no intention of marching straight into Shenjing.
If that were the case, Luck Dehun would have to have a field battle with Gao Jie in Zhending Mansion.
In any case, he cannot be allowed to threaten the security of Gyeonggi.
"Commander, is it useful for us to distribute these pamphlets?"
Li Chengdong was very puzzled by Gao Jie's actions after he led his troops to Zhending Mansion.
The Ming army did not attack the city as before, but distributed handwritten pamphlets one after another.
Of course, these pamphlets were not for ordinary people, but for the local gentry.
Although these people are not said to have read poetry and books, they have no problem with reading and writing, and reading these pamphlets is no problem.
The content of the pamphlet is also very simple.
It calls on everyone to be patient and dormant, and to actively respond when the imperial court launches a large-scale Northern Expedition.
It can be said that the time Gao Jie chose to enter was very vicious.
It was exactly when people in Beizhili were changing their minds.
Originally, after the Eight Banners of Manchuria conquered Northern Zhili, the local Jin gentry was already preparing to become obedient subjects of the Qing court.
But who knew that Dorgon's hair-cutting order would directly make people's hearts fluctuate.
More and more people are fleeing south.
In order to deal with this phenomenon, Dorgon promulgated the Escape Law.
A series of measures barely stabilized the situation, but the people in Beizhili were already convinced that they were alienated from the Qing government.
At this time, just lighting a fire can ignite the hatred of the Qing court in the hearts of the people.
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And that's what Gao Jie wants to do.
"Chengdong, do you still remember the ballad that Li Chuang made up back then?"
Gao Jie said meaningfully.
"Of course I remember."
Li Chengdong was also from the Shaanxi Peasant Army, and he immediately started to read.
“The morning seeks promotion and the evening seeks harmony.
It is difficult for poor people to survive these days.
Open the door early to pay homage to King Chuang, and he will discipline everyone with joy.
They killed cattle and sheep, prepared wine, and opened the city gate to welcome King Chuang.
King Chuang came and refused to accept food.
Eat his mother, live with her mother, and if you don't eat enough, there will be a King of Chuang.
If you don’t do bad work and don’t pay for food, everyone will have a happy time. " After Li Chengdong finished reading, Gao Jie nodded slightly and said, "What do you think of this limerick?"
"This is it" Li Chengdong seemed a little hesitant.
In fact, he wanted to say that this limerick was very clever, vividly expressing the Ming court's exorbitant expropriation, and greatly winning the sympathy of the people.
But in view of their current status as Mingchen, it is difficult to say these words.
"This poem alone is extremely flattering.
This is why wherever the rebels go, the people open the city gates to welcome them."
Gao Jie didn't have so many scruples and said mindlessly.
"What the commander-in-chief means is that the purpose of distributing the brochure to the Jin gentry this time is to play the role of winning people's hearts through the rebellion."
Li Chengdong's eyes lit up and he said.
"You're not stupid."
Gao Jie smiled slightly and said: "Before the expedition, His Majesty told me that this Northern Expedition is not about winning or losing a city or a pond, but about winning the hearts and minds of the people.
The so-called person who wins the hearts and minds of the people wins the world.
This has been true since ancient times.
Most people in Beizhili miss the Ming Dynasty.
Yes, after Li Chuang's defeat, Donglu issued an order to shave their heads, leaving them with no choice."
When Gao Jie said this, Li Chengdong understood everything.
No wonder Gao Jie didn't divide his troops to garrison the many cities he conquered along the way.
It turned out that he had no intention of defending them at all.
After all, Gao Jie's troops in the Northern Expedition only numbered 50,000 to 60,000 people.
If they divided their troops to defend a territory once they captured it, the troops at hand would be too thin.
The correct approach is to hold all the troops firmly in the palm of your hand, so as to deter the Qing court to the greatest extent.
Gao Jie knew from the beginning that it would be difficult for the Northern Expedition to directly conquer Huanglong and regain the capital, so he took an extremely cunning method of attacking more cities and plundering territory, causing instability in the rule of the Qing court.
After conquering the city and plundering the territory, he also relied on an ambush to defeat the Eight Banners Army in the wild, giving his soldiers the experience of defeating real prisoners.
Having done all this was not enough.
Gao Jie wanted to maximize the influence of this Northern Expedition, so it was time to distribute pamphlets.
Taking Beizhili as an example, the number of farmers is far greater than the number of people in the city.
It is far more cost-effective to publicize the imperial court's determination to regain Beizhili to farmers than to conquer a city and then publicize it.
The only problem is that the average farmer is illiterate.
So Gao Jie targeted the local Jin gentry.
The Jin gentry were the most influential people in the local area, even more influential than the exiled officials sent by the Qing court.
In this era when imperial power did not extend to counties, county officials also had to rely on these gentry to rule.
As long as this relationship is opened up and the Jin gentry publicizes it to ordinary farmers, what Gao Jie wants to do can be accomplished to the greatest extent.
Of course, Gao Jie's promise to the Jin gentry was completely different from the promises made by ordinary farmers, which would help the Jin gentry work hard to publicize and implement it.
Anyway, we are just drawing a big pie, so we might as well make it bigger
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